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Weather Records on 17 July 1908

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1908. Highest significance: Kingston Queens U, CA.

Key Facts for 17 July 1908

  • On 17 July 1908, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Kingston Queens U set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 17 July 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 17 July 1908 32 station records on 17 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 17 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation77.7 mm (3.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation33.4 mm (1.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation0.2 mm (0.01 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation0.4 mm (0.02 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 17 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 17 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 22. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.
Records on 17 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 July 1908 by timescale Records on 17 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 17 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 July 1908 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2210 to 20: 420 to 30: 430 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1022
10 to 204
20 to 304
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1908
Top 20 records on 17 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 July 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain77.7 mm (3.1 in)59.9 mm (2.4 in)30 years52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1908Orillia, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)34 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1908Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain33.4 mm (1.3 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)30 years36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1908Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)8 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Helmond, NLdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)14 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Point Clark, CAdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)8 years23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Kallara, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain0.2 mm (0.01 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Peterborough, CAdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Warraweena, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Winbar, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Cobar (Paddington), AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Stratford, CAdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Port Dover, CAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)6 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1908Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain0.4 mm (0.02 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1908
Records on 07-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 32 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11798: 11799: 11801: 21802: 11821: 11827: 11833: 11840: 11842: 11845: 21852: 11862: 11863: 11865: 21866: 11871: 11874: 11875: 21877: 11880: 11881: 21882: 21883: 51884: 11887: 11888: 21889: 41890: 41892: 51893: 31894: 41895: 11896: 31897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 41901: 61902: 61903: 131904: 41905: 91906: 131907: 121908: 321909: 161910: 81911: 521912: 131913: 261914: 671915: 711916: 271917: 621918: 411919: 451920: 501921: 1201922: 2061923: 1051924: 1651925: 2751926: 2511927: 1181928: 1161929: 1541930: 3661931: 4921932: 2931933: 2161934: 4381935: 2451936: 8151937: 3131938: 3031939: 5401940: 3191941: 3861942: 5221943: 3211944: 2361945: 6811946: 5231947: 5051948: 2781949: 4051950: 6451951: 3561952: 7721953: 5571954: 5171955: 5121956: 6081957: 2981958: 6931959: 6311960: 3241961: 4081962: 4211963: 2231964: 4811965: 7531966: 4541967: 9651968: 7071969: 7411970: 4861971: 7901972: 6341973: 6801974: 6911975: 7751976: 1,0411977: 7641978: 7941979: 6421980: 1,1371981: 6281982: 8501983: 1,1201984: 8751985: 4831986: 1,2141987: 1,3881988: 1,2391989: 1,2891990: 9531991: 7631992: 1,0551993: 9561994: 6311995: 9171996: 9111997: 8161998: 1,0311999: 9252000: 1,1662001: 9162002: 9952003: 1,3962004: 9082005: 1,1842006: 1,5092007: 1,2182008: 5082009: 1,2182010: 9652011: 1,1012012: 9342013: 8182014: 1,4562015: 8312016: 6792017: 3982018: 7482019: 4692020: 5102021: 6252022: 7882023: 1,0592024: 8132025: 9661793187418971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-17 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17981
17991
18012
18021
18211
18271
18331
18401
18421
18452
18521
18621
18631
18652
18661
18711
18741
18752
18771
18801
18812
18822
18835
18841
18871
18882
18894
18904
18925
18933
18944
18951
18963
18971
18982
18994
19004
19016
19026
190313
19044
19059
190613
190712
190832
190916
19108
191152
191213
191326
191467
191571
191627
191762
191841
191945
192050
1921120
1922206
1923105
1924165
1925275
1926251
1927118
1928116
1929154
1930366
1931492
1932293
1933216
1934438
1935245
1936815
1937313
1938303
1939540
1940319
1941386
1942522
1943321
1944236
1945681
1946523
1947505
1948278
1949405
1950645
1951356
1952772
1953557
1954517
1955512
1956608
1957298
1958693
1959631
1960324
1961408
1962421
1963223
1964481
1965753
1966454
1967965
1968707
1969741
1970486
1971790
1972634
1973680
1974691
1975775
19761,041
1977764
1978794
1979642
19801,137
1981628
1982850
19831,120
1984875
1985483
19861,214
19871,388
19881,239
19891,289
1990953
1991763
19921,055
1993956
1994631
1995917
1996911
1997816
19981,031
1999925
20001,166
2001916
2002995
20031,396
2004908
20051,184
20061,509
20071,218
2008508
20091,218
2010965
20111,101
2012934
2013818
20141,456
2015831
2016679
2017398
2018748
2019469
2020510
2021625
2022788
20231,059
2024813
2025966

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).